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[Psycho]

I am heading on a 1hr 30min drive w/ a butti in bag and going back with an eye biter in bag. Is there anything I should take with me to insure the fish being alive in the bag when I arrive. Like oxygen tablets?

 

[jojo_nature]

Have got stuck in traffic for 4 hour's before with new fish , we put all fish in their bag's in a big polystyrene box to keep temperature steady and opened and closed the bag's every hour for oxygen,thankfully all survived. Ask shop to put in a bigger bag (more oxygen).

 

[Psycho]

Well I'm not going to a shop I'm going to Repair's house.

 

[rob0521]

I would use a 5 gallon bucket with a battery powered air pump running an air stone.

 

[Psycho]

I was going to do that but I don't have a battery powered aripump. What would happen if I had an opened container?

 

[saltydog_1]

5 gal bucket with about 1-2 gal of water in it that leaves plenty of air still in the bucket for gas exchange. the sloshing of the water in the bucket takes care of the rest.

 

[aquatic_wonders]

What about the fishes that get ship from across continents imagine how they survive in plastic bags versus 4 or more hours.

 

[X24]

i've heard of fish being in bags in shipping for 3+ DAYS and arriving alive.

just get yourself a cooler that will fit the bag well, and that should provide enough insulation to keep the bag at a decent temperature.

 

[Dovii dude]

5 gal bucket with about 1-2 gal of water in it that leaves plenty of air still in the bucket for gas exchange. the sloshing of the water in the bucket takes care of the rest.

I agree.

 

[canucksfan1]

i made a 2 hour trip from a fish store to my house and my fish made it perfectly fine, just make sure the temp doesn't get to cold and you should be good to go